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Special Features
- Includes:
- Persona
- Shame (aspect ratio corrected version)
- Hour of the Wolf (aspect ratio corrected version)
- The Passion of Anna
- The Serpent's Egg
- Brand-new digital film transfers presented in the original aspect ratios
- Commentary by Bergman biographer Marc Gervais on four of the films
- Commentary by David Carradine on The Serpent's Egg
- On-camera interviews with Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, and Bibi Andersson
- Featurettes: "The Search for Sanity," "Disintegration of Passion," "A Poem in Images," "Away from Home," "German Expressionism," and "The Search for Humanity"
- Elliott Gould reads The Passion of Anna (with photos)
- Photo galleries
- Original theatrical trailers
- Bonus disc:
- "Intermezzo" (2002): a rare conversation with Ingmar Bergman
- An interview with Ingmar Bergman (1970)
- "Sven Nykvist: With One Eye He Cries": a never-before-seen look at the celebrated cinematographer and longtime Bergman collaborator
- "Faro Island Mystique": a new featurette exploring the principal location of many Bergman films through photographs and interviews
- American Cinematographer, April 1972, "Filming in Sweden": a collection of original articles on the works of Bergman: Film-making in Sweden, Film and Creativity, A Passion for Light, Making Feature Films in Sweden, Film House, An Interview with Ingmar Bergman
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78 of 86 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well done, but the aspect ratios are STILL wrong,
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This review is from: The Ingmar Bergman Special Edition DVD Collection (Persona / Shame / Hour of the Wolf / The Passion of Anna / The Serpent's Egg) (DVD)
I had originally given this collection 5 stars, but then did some investigating. It turns out that although they've fixed the aspect ratios on a couple of the films, they are still wrong on Shame, Persona, and Hour of the Wolf. This effectively chops out about 12% of the films, destroying Bergman's original compositions. I didn't believe it at first until I went through scene-by-scene and realized the horrible truth.
74 of 82 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MGM gets it right,
This review is from: The Ingmar Bergman Special Edition DVD Collection (Persona / Shame / Hour of the Wolf / The Passion of Anna / The Serpent's Egg) (DVD)
After much confusion, the long-awaited Bergman set has finally come out. You can disregard all the negative comments you may have read about faked aspect ratios, etc. Yes, MGM tried to pull a fast one on a couple of the titles in this box, but after being caught out, they did the right thing by pulling the box and waiting to issue an excellent set with transfers that easily match those of Criterion, Kino, etc. (Let's hear it for consumer power!) All the titles are now in their proper aspect ratio. The black and white transfers (Persona, Hour of the Wolf and Shame) are truly beautiful. These films have probably not looked this good since they first came out. The digital transfers for the two colour titles offer equally fine video and clear original audio. The disc of bonus materials is fascinating, with rare interviews with Bergman himself from 1970 and 2002. The bonus disc and the five individual titles also offer interviews with key Bergman players, including Erland Josephson, Bibi Anderson and the ever-insightful Liv Ullmann.As for the films, they speak for themselves. If you still haven't seen the four sixties films in this box (the summit of Bergman's art in the opinion of many critics), here's a chance to get acquainted with some truly great late-20th century art. Forget about the bad press. MGM got it right this time.
46 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
They're cropped!,
This review is from: The Ingmar Bergman Collection (6-dvd Box Set) (DVD)
MGM (USA) have made an appalling series of errors with their new Bergman boxset. Two films in the set have been heavily cropped from their original 1.37:1 aspect ratio to a very noticeable 1.66:1; and Persona is missing roughly 11.5% of screen information despite being 1.33:1. This is a faux pas the like of which has not been seen for a long time in DVD land. There is no precedent for Hour of the Wolf and Shame being 1.66:1 yet MGM seem to think that these films were shown theatrically at this ratio. With characters' heads chopped in half, Bergman and Nykvist's careful framing is ruined at 1.66:1 (the transfers are non-anamorphic too). R1 Bergman fans should strongly consider holding off this boxset. DVDBeaver's enlightening examination is clear for all to see. Either MGM will withdraw the set or suffer very poor sales. Maybe Greg Carson, the set's producer, can provide a statement on the matter? from Mastersofcinema.com
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